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Washington’s “let them eat cake” problem
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – An 18th-century French princess is known for saying “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.” In English, “Let them eat cake.” This phrase has become part of our vernacular, showing a person with utter disregard for the people they claim to rule. In America, we have politicians, bureaucrats, and pundits who often show an utter disregard for the…
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Threats to our lives and liberties
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Debates over surveillance, vaccine mandates, religious exemptions, and glyphosate raise questions about personal freedom and public health. From license plate readers to courtroom battles over vaccines and Monsanto, competing claims about safety, government authority, and individual rights shape discussions about threats to lives and liberties…
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The Constitution’s forgotten promise: Government has limits
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Unique in world history, the Constitution of the United States not only established what we now call the federal government, but gives We the People tools to both defend and assert our rights. That has not stopped Congress from passing laws and creating agencies in violation of the supreme law of the land. Sadly though, most…
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The State of the Republic: Looking past Washington’s talking points
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Trump and Hochul appear to be using government to help their causes in the upcoming election. Trump plans to “rebate” Obamacare funds collected under the Biden Administration, while Hochul is offering state grants to a significant voting bloc. While unemployment reports look pretty good, serious problems lurk beneath the surface…
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$9 trillion later and the climate keeps changing – go figure!
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – According to the so-called “experts,” we all should have sweated to death decades ago, but we haven’t. Do you realize that the world has spent $9 trillion dollars just since 2020 in a futile attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures? I say futile because they could not reach their goal of a rise of only 1.5°C. At best, they think they can limit it to…
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When ideology clouds our view of history
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Learning from the past requires honest reflection rather than politically convenient interpretations. From judicial precedent and scientific integrity to socialist policies and declining school performance, life’s consequences challenge us to examine our assumptions, question institutional failures, and ask whether history truly informs our decisions today…
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Judicial roulette: Will the courts protect your rights or crush them?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A lower court judge decided the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobb’s doesn’t really matter. The Catholic Church is suing the State of Illinois in District Court over a law that requires its adherents to assist in the suicide of terminally ill patients. The State of Missouri is asking SCOTUS to protect them against their own state supreme court…
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Is government serving the people—or pressuring them into submission?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Are our governments of, by, and for the people, as Abraham Lincoln claimed in his Gettysburg Address? Or have our governments devolved into bribery and intimidation? I think you’ll find much more of the latter than the former. Another Congressional committee is using subpoenas to try to intimidate a citizen into giving up their rights to…
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